Photos and words by Melissa Moore Remember when First Fridays at the Natural History Museum was a well-kept secret? Not anymore, so get your tickets in advance! Last night’s Gaslamp Killer show was sold out well before he took the stage in a stripped down set (aesthetically, not musically). Adventure Time and violinist Paul Dateh [...]

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I spent the last weekend wandering around the annual San Diego Comic-Con blessed with a free pass on my L.A. Record credentials. Based on the time honored principle that if something’s worth doing, it’s worth doing drunk–-I headed over to the local Ralph’s and mixed myself a whiskey coke, glugged down about half of it, and strode over to the Roger Corman / William Shatner panel, hosted by the “King of Geeks,” Kevin Smith.

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